Arch-support.



D. LIVIGNANO.

ARGH SUPPORT.

APELIGATION HLBD THB. 17, 1908.

Patented Got. 26, 1909.

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DAN LIVIGNANOpOF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

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specification of Letters Patent.

Parametr oet. ae, 1909.

Application filed February 17, 1908. Serial No. 16,'=.''54..

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Be itv known that I, DAN LIvrGNANo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented'a certain new and useful Improvement in Arch-Supports, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention' relates to arch supports and has-for its object to provide a support for the arch of the foot formed of a flexible material so that it may closely conform to the arch, and so madev that it may be easily placed in any shoe of the proper size and will not becomel misplaced therein, and also may be made adjustable with relation to the shoe in which it is placed to properly, support the foot.

My invention may be best summarized as consisting of the combinations of parts cooperatin to the above end, as hereinafter explaine Reference should be had 'to the accompanying drawings which form a part of the specification, in which F igure 1 is a perspective View of my arch support and its position in the shoe indicated, the shoe being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is asection on the line A--1B of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, 1 designates'the sole,A and 2 designates the member which is adapted to supportv the arch. Preferably, this member is formed'integral with the sole member; it is so shaped as to conform to the Shape of the arch of the foot. The general outline of this member 2 will be seen in Fig. 1.

The upper indicated at 3 is fastened to the sole as by sewing, indicated at 6 in Fig.

.2, and extends along one side and around the heel; The interior of the upper end and the member 2 are covered by a suitable lining, which is secured to the member 2 by cementing the two together. The upper has a projecting portion 4 adapted for use in placing or removin the arch support from the shoe. Near the orward end of the merito e engaged by the lacings of the shoe to hold the arch support in place in the shoe, andfurthermore, to form a means whereby the arch support may be adjusted with' relation tov the s oe to properly support the foot.

y The material of which my arch support is be of any flexiblematerial,

preferably leather. There is a distinct advantage in forming the archsupport from a fiexible material, for the reason that as it supports the arch of the foot there will be a certain amount of give and more ready condformation to the arch of the foot itself,

whereas in a material that has no flexibility, no such good result could be obtained.

By reason of the upper extending aroi n'l the heel of the foot, the support cannot work forward or become misplaced. The project- 'ing tab 4 allows the support to be easily withdrawn from the shoe, thus allowing it to be placed in any shoe of suitable size. This' removability vand adaptability to different shoes is a valuable feature of this in- Vention.

Another feature of this invention resides in the adjustable feature of my arch support. As before set out in the specification, the eyelets are engaged by the lacings in the shoe, and as the lacings are drawn up tight, the arch support will be drawnv to more closely engage and thus more firmly support the arch of the foot, whereas if the lacings are loosened, the opposite effect will result. This is quite an important feature as it is often desirable to more loosely support the arch of the foot as the patient is recovering from the effects of a fallen or broken arch.

Parsons having flat feet will find the arch support a great relief, as it supports the foot at that part here the foot should be arched and thus git. s the desired ease in Walking.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

i. A removable arch support adapted to 'be inserted in a shoe and having a sole portion, a side portion secured continuously to the sole portion and extending onto the rear of the heel, and eyelets formed in the side portion adapted to be laced in conjunction with the eyelets of the shoe and lift the support against the arch side of the wearerls foot.

2. A removable arch support comprisin a sole,'a member mounted thereon forme to support the arch of the foot, an upper with an u wardly proecting tab, and eyelets in sai upper for acing in conjunction with the eyclets of the shoe.

8. The combination of a removable arch sup ort composed of a sole, a member carrie by the sole formed to support the arch of the foot, an upper attached to the sole and to the 'said member, eyelets in said with the shoe eye1ets,fan extension of said With the. shoe eyelets, and an extension of upper across the rear of the sole to stand besaid upper across the real' of the sole to hind the wearers heel and prevent mispiacestand behind the Wearelfls heei and prevent ment of the upper, and an upwardiy projectniisplacement of the upper. ing tab as a part of such extension.

4. The combination of a reinovabie arch In testirnony whereof, I hereunto afiix my support composed of 'a sole, an inner lateral signature in the presence of two Witnesses. facing carriedv by the sole, both of stifi" yet DAN LVIGNANO. fiexible material, an upper attached to the sole and to the main member, eyelets :in said upper adapted to be laced in conjunctioni upper adapted to be laced in conjunction -Witnesses:

S. E. FOUTB, J AMEB HANDY. 

